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Colonist, Volume II, Issue 193, 26 August 1859, Page 2

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KLAER'S HIPPODROME. On Tuesday evening this company gave their first representation in Nelson, and, notwithstanding the unpropitipus weather, a fair audience graced the endeavors of the performers. On Wednesday, a larger assemblage attended, and, judging from the " merry laugh," and hearty applause, all appeared pleased with the many performances introduced, and with the proprietor—Monsieur Klaer—particularly, whose various feats were the delight and admiration of the masse. Many new gymnastic feats were enacted, and with credit to the performers ; and rarely, if ever, do we remember to have seen a portion of them better done in England. We mention M. Klaer's juggling with balls, plates, knives, and his performances on the great globe,.doing many difficult feats, at the same time keeping it in motion, as rapturously and deservedly applauded. Young Rossignol and Mr. Hall, the jester, were equally good; and many of Mr. Hall's quaint and ludicrous stories, full of fun and facetia., were relished by the persons present. Mr. Hall has certainly taken a new path in this branch of the business, eschewing the old, and discarding the trite and worthless j we now see a person in the arena with a fine form, an entirely new style of dress, and, to: Our mind, the jester, or, more properly speaking, the light comedian ofthe hippodrome. The crowning effort however, of the night, was the various scenes, by the dogs and monkeys, "Johnnie" and " Nero," two collie dogs, being in advance of their canine bfetlir n. We trust the rider of the black dog was not seriously hurt in the fall over the \ high gate, if indeed he was, it would seriously interfere with the little one's amusement on Saturday afternoon. - The night's performance wound up with a laughable sketch, entitled," The Barber's Shop in an Uproar," exhibiting a piece of broad farce, fortunately with so much extravagance in it, that we can laugh heartily at it, and with Mr. Smith in particular, who represented an American negro. Altogether, we look upon it as a superior entertainment, and commend M. Klaer, his bipeds and quadrupeds, to the support of the Nelson public. We perceive to-night the first change in the order of entertainments will be given, and among them is announced the supper and banquet, with M. Klaer on the crystal pyramids. We beg to remind the ladies the mid-day performance is announced for fo-morrow at two; therefore, they must.be up and doing, if they would escape the remorseful feeling ■ hereafter, that they had neglected to take advantage of this o] portunity to treat their, "little one's" with a sight of this novel and amusing exhibition. • Nelson Institute.—We wish to call attention to an advertisement from Mr. M. Bury, in which it is stated that Dr. Hochstetter has consented to lay the first stone of the above buildings. In no hands could the ceremonial be more gracefully placed, and we may feel proud that our ntw « s i--tutionwill be built upon a foundation laid by one of the first scientific men that has visited tl ii province. We may here remark that Govern-, ment officers' will be expected to appear in any uniform which their position entitles them to wear.

Government Buildings.—Through the kindness of Mr. Bury, we publish the following order of procession for this Clay's proceedings:— i Odd Fellows. ■ : Fieetoasons. '.; i Superintendent • ■ and . '<■ Executive Council. Architect. Contractors. Government Officials. Dr. Hochstetter and ■ , Illustrious Strangers. Clergy. . ; Justices of the Peace. Members ofthe Provincial Council. Merchants. trades. Cricketers.